Student Counseling at Wayne State University

If you are interested in studying student counseling, you may want to check out the program at Wayne State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Student Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

Wayne State Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling
• Doctorate Degree in Student Counseling

Wayne State Student Counseling Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in student counseling, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Wayne State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the student counseling majors at Wayne State University.

Wayne State Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 27 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wayne State, about 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Wayne State, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a master's in student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

Student Counseling majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	30

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Educational Assessment
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Special Education

Careers That Student Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in student counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,910	$55,890

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.